Work box



Jan. 5, 1932. w. GILLooLY ET AL WORK BOX Filed Dec. 30, 1927 Patented Jan. 5, 1932 s'raiefs rsazle PATE'NToFl-ICE i WILLIAM GILLooLY kAND rnUL n, oniUBBUoilz, or STB-Enron, innnors', nssIGNoRs rro METAL s'rAi/irines CORPORATION, or srrma'ron.,A mentors,v A Conroe-Arron or ILLINOIS WORK nox Application filed December 30,' 1927. Serial 110.243,49).

This invention relates to work boxes and more particularly to sewing cabinets of the cabinets.

to provide an improved work box construction, and particularly to providea work boX, which constitutes an article of furniture often j known as a Priscilla sewing cabinet,vhaving 'l0 a cover arrangement which, when opened,

affords f ree and unobstructed access to the interior of the cabinet. invention are, to provide means whereby the .Y work box can be conveniently carried about as l5 desired, and to provide means-for locking the covers of the work box'in closed position; and in general, to provide an improved work box of the class described. Other objects and advantages `of the in.-

F- vention will be understood by'reference to the following specilication and accompanying drawings, 1n which drawings-*we have illustrated a Priscilla sewing cabinet em-V bodying the features of ourinvention.'

In the drawings: j

Fig. 1 is an end elevation partly in section showing the general arrangement and construction of a Priscilla sewing cabinet.

Y* Fig; 2 is a section on an enlargedscale on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. n Y Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig.

2 and s Fig. 4 is a'section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Referring now to'the drawings, a Priscilla sewing cabinet, as shown in Fig. 1, com` prises a base or suitable standard 5, which supports a main bodyorcabinet portion '6. The main body portion includes end walls 7 and-8, and side walls 9 and 10 whichare suitably secured together to form the cabinet a bottom wall 11 being provided to close the lower end of the cabinet.

In a Priscilla type cabinet, the end 'walls 7 and 8 are usually provided with upwardly and inwardly inclinedtop edge portions 12 and 13, which meet at a point intermediate the opposite side walls and at an elevation above the top edges of the latter. Coversv such as shown at 14 and 15 are provided for closing the upper end of the cabinet, and these covers The principal object of this invention is- Other obj ectsV of thev are of course, arranged in oppositely inclined planes which are determined by the inclined top edges 12 and 13 of the end walls. Y

A handle 16 isprovided adjacent the central elevated portion of the top of the cabinet for facilitating carrying of the cabinet `from one place to another as desired.

So far as We are aware, the handle member such as shown at 16, in the prior art, has been securedvto a bar which is fiXedly connected to the apex of thej end walls. Carrying of the cabinet from one place to another is thus facilitated, but theopening to the cabinet is necessarily obstructed by the bar to which the handle is'secured, and this has been found to be very objectionable. g

Forthe purpose of overcoming the above" mentioned objection, we provide an improved cover and handle arrangement which does not require the provision of any bar, or otherk part which would obstruct the Yopening lto the cabinet when the .cov-

ers Vare moved' to open position. This arrangement includes the provision of'hinged connections 18 and 19 for the cover parts `14 and 15 respectively,ewhereby. thesaid cover parts are hingedly connected adjacent their outer edges tothe opposite side walls 9 and 10. The inner edges of the said cover parts are disposed closely adjacent each other, as shown'in Figs. 1 and 4, and the handle/member 16 is secured to one of the cover parts, in

the presentV case, to the part 15 adjacent itsl inner edge. The handle 16 is preferably provided with lleg portions 20and V21, the bot- S' tom faces of which are provided with notches such asshown at 22 in Fig.` 4. One faceof the notch isflXedly attached to the top` of the cover 15, adjacent its inner edge andthe other facie of thenotchroverlaps the top of Cil the cover part14adjacent its inner edge. j It will be readily understood that the cover part 14 cannot be openedwithout first opening the coverpart lsuiiiciently to permit the inner edgeportion ofthe cover part 14 to clear the overhanging portion vof the handle member.

In order to render the handle member 16 Y eliective for carrying the sewing cabinet from place to place,- we provide means for locking the' cover part 15in closed position so that such cover part will not be opened when the handle member is lifted. The locking means may be of any suitable form, and in the present case, we provide an arrangement such as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. This arrangement includes spring pressed bolt members 23 and 24 which are adapted `to engage recesses 25 and 26 respectively, in the end walls 7 and 8. The bolt ymembers 23 and 24 are preferably slidably mounted in sleeves 27 and 2S respectively, which may be recessed and secured in the opposite ends of a channeled member 29. In the present instance the sleeves 27 and 28 are secured in fixed position by means of pins 31 and 32 which project from the respective slee-ves and enter suitable apertures in the channel member.

The channel member 29 extends lengthwise of the cover portion 15 and is secured thereto adjacent its inner edge, as shown in Fig. 4, in any suitable mannersuch as by means of screws,`as shown at 33. The member is channeled lengthwise as shown at 34 in Figs. 2 and 3, the end portions of the channel being somewhat enlarged as 'shown at 35. The spring press-ed plungers and sleeves are arranged in the said enlarged channel portions 35, and springs 37 and 38 are disposed around the inner end portions of the plungers 23' and 24 respectively, and compressed between pins 39 and 40 extending through the respective plungers and the shoulders 41 and 42 adjacent the inner end of the enlarged portions 35V of the chamber. It will be apparent'that the springs normally tend to 'torce the plungers outwardly into enga-gement with the recesses 25 and 26 in the end walls of the cabinet. For controlling or withdrawing 'the plungers fromthe recesses, we'` provide a push button 43 which projects outwardly from the top face of the cover part 15, and whichV is connected by means of a connecting pin orrod 44 to a disk 45. The disk 45 is rotatably mounted in the `channel member 29, the latter being provided with an opening 46 to receive the disk, and links 47 and 48 are connected between the disk andthe plungers 23 and`A 24 respectively, as clearly shown in Fig, 2. By pressing the plunger 43 downwardly or inwardly, the disk 45 is rotated suliiciently to cause the connecting links 47 and 48 and the plungers or bolts, to which theyv are connected, to bemoved inwardly and out of engagement with the recesses 25 and 26. The cover may thenv be swung to open position'.

Apertured cover plates 49 and 50 are provided for the recesses 25 and 26 respectively, and are angularly offset adjacent their upper ends as shown at 51 and 52, so that when the cover 15 of the cabinet is swung from open to closed position, the, angular portions 51 and 52 of the plates, will be effective to guide the bolts inwardly until the cover is completely closed, when the bolts will spring through the apertures in the plates and into the recesses 25 and 26. It is therefore unnecessary to press the button 43 to move the scribed, it` will be apparent that the cabinet.

may be carried from one place to another by means of the handle member 16, and also that the cover part 14 is securely locked in place, since it cannot swing past the overlapping portions of the handle member. lt will also be apparent that when the cover parts are both opened, there is no obstruction to prevent ;tree access being had to the interior of the cabinet.

The relative arrangement of the handle and lockV operatingv button is such that the button can conveniently be pressed with the thumb or a finger without removing the hand from the handle. Thus, if the cabinet is car ried from one place to another by means of the handle, opening of the covers is very easily accomplished since the person need not let go of the handle in order to unlock the cover.

Weare aware that changes in the form, construction, andv arrangement of parts may be` made without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope ot which should be determined by reference to the following claims, which should be construed as broadly as possible consistent with the state of the art. A We claim as our invention:

1. In a cabinet constitutingan article ot furniture, the combina-tion of a main body part, including side and end walls, constituting an open topped receptacle, a two-part cover for said open top, the respective parts of said cover being hingedly connected to cpposite side wall portions of said receptacle and, when in closed position, having their inner edges adjacent each other, said covers being adapted to be swung upwardly and outwardly in opposite directions to open position, a handle carried by one of said cover parts, lock-ing means also carried by said cover part, adapted to engage the inner faces of the end walls ot said receptacle to lock such cover part in closed position, and means Jfor disengaging said locking means, located dj acent said handle so as to be conveniently operable with the thumb or one ot the lingers Vof a hand while gripping said handle.

2. In a device of the class described, a receptacle having bottom, side and end walls, a pair of lids hinged respectively to said side walls and abutting against each other when inA closed position, reciprocable locking means carriedl by one of said lids .and engageable with the inner face of one or" said end walls, a. handle mounted on one of said lids, means mounted adjacent said handle for actuating said locking means, and means mounted on the lid carrying said locking means and overlapping the other of said lids so as to lock the same When said locking means is in operative condition.

3. In a device of the class described, a receptacle having bottom, side and end Walls,

a pair of lids hinged respectively to said side Walls and abutting against eachA other When in closed position, reciprocable locking means carried by one of said lids and engageable with the inner face of one of said end Walls, a handle having a portion of its lower edge secured to said last-mentioned lid and having another portion of its lower edge extending over the other of said lids when the lids lare in closed position so as to lock the same, and means arranged adja-y cent said handle for actuating said locking means. Y

4. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle having bottom, end and side Walls, a'pair of lids hinged to said side Walls and abutting each other when in closed position, locking means comprising a pair of rods reciprocally mounted on one of said lids and engageable With the inner faces of said end Walls, a handle carried by one of said lids, manually operable means ar-A ranged adjacent said handle for actuating said rods, and means mounted on the lid carrying said locking meansA and overlapping the .other of said lids so as to lock the latter in closed position.

5. In a device of the class described, in combination, a receptacle having bottom, end and side Walls, a pair of lids hinged to said side Walls and abutting'each other when in closed position, locking means comprising a pair of rods reciprocally mounted on one of said lids and engageable with the inner faces of said end Walls, a handle having a portion of its lower edge secured to the lid carrying said locking means and a portion eX- tending over the other lid for Vlocking it in closed position, and manually operable means arranged adjacent said handle for actuating said locking means. j

6. In a device of the class described, and in combination, a receptacle comprising bottom, end and side Walls, a pair of lids hinged to said side Walls and abutting each other When in closed position, locking means comprising a pair of rods reciprocally mounted on one of'said lids and engageable With the inner faces of said end walls, means resiliently urging said said end Walls, a disk pivoted to saidrods and to the lid carrying the same, a handle mounted on said last-mentioned lid, and means arranged adjacent said handle for ro- Jrating said disk and thus actuating said locking means, and means on said last mentioned lid overlapping the other of said lids so as to lock it in closed position.

rods into engagement with depressible means arranged adjacent said handle for-rotating said disk and thus actuating said locking means, and means on said last-mentioned lid overlapping the other' of said lids so as to lockfthe same in closed WILLIAM GILLOOLY. PAUL R. CHUBBUCK.

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